‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Teaser Trailer Debuts

It’s less than two weeks until Marvel Studios releases “Thor: The Dark World,” but everyone’s talking about “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which doesn’t come out until April.

Either the marketing folks at Marvel are reckless hype-mongers, or they’re geniuses. Or they’re reckless, hype-mongering geniuses. No matter how strong or weak the movies may be, they keep finding ways to keep us talking about their properties. And here we are, talking about their next two big ones in the studio’s post-”Avengers” Phase 2 series.

“The Winter Soldier” finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans), still trying to adjust to life in the modern world, which has only become crazier and more dangerous following the events of “The Avengers.” A new threat arises in Washington, D.C., (no, it’s not the debt ceiling; at least I’m pretty sure it’s not), and it’s up to Cap, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and newcomer the Falcon (Anthony Mackie) to face it down.

Of course, fans of Captain America comics should know where the “Winter Soldier” plot is going. I won’t spoil much here, but I will note that Sebastian Stan, who played Cap’s fallen pal Bucky in the first film, is back. Ahem.

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” also co-stars Robert Redford and Samuel L. Jackson.